The green fingers of a couple from Thames has led to a happy surprise after a trip to buy some plants netted them $1 million in Lotto First Division.
Lotto said the couple, who wished to remain anonymous, were regular players who bought a Triple Dip earlier in the week.
“I was in town buying a few plants when I decided to grab a ticket at the same time,” the woman said.
The couple didn’t watch the draw on Wednesday, but after hearing a winning ticket had been sold in Ngatea, the woman was quick to check her yellow ticket the next morning.
“I scanned it on the MyLotto App, and it came up with ‘Major Prize Winner’, which I figured had to mean more than a Bonus Ticket, but I wasn’t sure how much exactly,” she said.